The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-06
TIL. CITY CREMAT0RY:
THE COMMITTEE CAN MOVE II


THE COMMITTEE CAN MOVE IT
And Dir. Whitaker will Donate the uround.
Another Debate on tho Subject In Uoun.
i cii-a1r. wolr Elected to the Fire
md Police board Licenses, etc.
A special meeting OF Council WAS held
at the Public Building last evening. 1t
was called At the request Of the Commit.
tee on Health, for the purpose Of again
considering the question Of removing the
new garbage and night soil cremstory 70.
Gently erected on top Of Wheeling hill to
more acceesable locality. The consider.
alton Of this md one or two other impor-
tant matters that came up combined to
make the session very interesting one.
There was good attendance Of the mem.
bers, but tho spectators were few In mum.
Der. The debates were commercially
brief and as result the branches were
ready to adjourn by $50 o'clock.
Tho Second Branch waa called to order
by President Gilleland at s o'clock. The
absentoes were Messrs. Butts, Hsrtong,
S!eger and Whyte. The lengthy minutes
Of tho previous meeting were read and
approved. ,.t s..r. By. ara ...s .M.utl
a report from the Committee on Health
was the first thing taken up. ACcompa.
nying It were bills to the amount OF $23,
which were ordered paid. The commit.
tee asked to be authorized to remove the
crematory from the hill to point on the
creek bank near the gas works. In con.
nection with this there was read a protest
from the Gas Trustees against the loca.
ton Of the crematory at that point, and
calling the attention OF Council to the
dangers that would arise not only to the
works but surrounding property, as set
forth In Mr. WarYen'a communication re-
garding the matter, that appeared in
Monday mornings issue OF this paper.
The following was also read: a'.', :
WHEELING, VIVA, April 4. 1887.
To The Council ofthe City Of Wheeling:
GENTLEMEN: We, the undersigned offer
for your consideration the following propo-
sitition, towit: We'will remove all the
kitchen garbage and olIal from the city as
prescribed by ordinance, and destroy the
same by cremation for the sum Of four
thousand dollara per year.
We will also agree TO remove and Gre
mate the night soil ut tho rate Of 81 10 per
barrel Of forty gallonn.
Respectfully,
GEORGE abrams 4 Co.
1t cost the city about $1,000 last year to
have her garbage and otial hauled away,
Mr.. Robertson made a decided protest
against having the crematory located in
the Fourth ward, where, "a he expressed
it, "thero were already enough nuiBances
in tho shape Of foul-amelling concerns"
He spoke at considerable length, referring
to the great dunger that would result II
tho furnaces were placed near Warren's
oil refinery or the gas tanks.
Mr.. Jaeger, chairman Of the committee,
stated that y ,"howl from the Fourth
ward" had been anticipated, and referred
to Mr.. Roberteon'a statements that the
citizsns OF that ward would fight in the
courts till the last hour, against the loca.
ton OF the furnace there, and if there
they were built, they would be like
ly to tear them down and throw them in
the creek. Mr.. Jaeger then said that
since coming TO the Building that evening
the committee had learned that the
ground on the creek bank wa3 not owned
by the city, as had all along been sun.
posed, and that therefore that location
WIS not to DO considered further.
! NJ 1T
ziug the Committee on Health to remove
the c,ematcry to the north side of Coal
run, spot on the south side Of the creek.
about midway between Reymann's brew
cry and the Crescent mill. Mr.. Jones
stated that Mr.. Whitaker OF the mill had
told him that he would give the city the
necessary land at that place on which to
build the crematory and q right Of way
through the mill property, go that the fur
mace might be reached, also right
OF way over his bridge crossing the run
provided the city would agree to do her
share towards keeping in repair the road
along the south bank OF the creek. Mr..
Jones said further that Mr.. Whitaker did
this rather than see the the crematoey re-
main on the hill, or be located near the
gas works, and to end what was fast be-
coming never ehding city topic for dis
puto.
Several members OF the committee
spoke ABOUT having examined the locality
and gave It as their opinion that the crem.
atory, Il renowned there, would BIO easily
accessible. Mr.. kobertson favored weeks
delay, IN ofde. TO ascertain il there we're
any objections to the furnace being located
there. AR. Jaeger showed how detriment-
al longer delay ,waa with all the garbage
contracts expired:
Mr.. harfesl again got OH his intended
sarcastic remnrk that it had already cost
the CITY q, 50o TO COOK horse; notwith-
standing That the committee, which has
acted carefully all through this crematory
business, had reported that the furnace
worked successfully, hr. HarrelI said it
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